Automobile headlight



Dec. 14 1926.

J. KIRKPATRCK AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT Filed ugusl.I 24. 1925 lPaten Dec.14;,

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JAMES lKIRKIPA'IBICI, 0F ALTURAS, GALIFORNI.

AU'roMonILE HEADLIGHT.

Application mea mggust 24',A 1925. serial no. 52,159.

r This invention relates to improvements in automobile head lights. Theobject yof the invention being to produce lights thaty will- .y

turn with the steering wheel, so lthat the car would always follow thepath of light;.and also to produce lights thatwill not vibrate, jarloose or rattle. A further object of the invention is to produce asimple and inex pensive device and et one which will be eX- ceedinglyeffective or the purpose for which it is. designed. i

These "ob'ects, such structure and relative arrangement of the parts aswill fully appear by a perusal of the following specifications anddrawings.

'In the drawingz l Figure I is a vertical section through the mountingof one of the headlight posts,

Figure II is a plan view showing the connection between the post andsteering apparat-us, and y Fi re III is an enlarged detail sectionshowlng the resilient coupling between'mem bers 6 and 8.

On thedrawings, similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Figure I.

.#6, steering arm, which is fastened into lamp post #5 with tapering end#30 held with jam nut. #31,-, and which turns the lights in eitherdirection following the path the front wheels.

#5, lamp post going through housing #17 which has Timken bearing #10 andbronze bearing #11 which holds lamp post in a firm position.

#12, a coil spring pushing down on re- 40 tainer washer #1 3 (which isheld in place by tapering pin #14)' and upward on retainer washer #15,all of which vare held in position by outside race of Timkenbearingf#10.

sition with retainer nut #16. f

#18 and #19, felt washers between Timken bearing l#10 and retainer nut#16 to hold grease in lamp post housing, a flange #32 on each sideholding housing in firm position 'on fender #21.

#20,' `packing nut which holds grease retaining felt washer in place.

lamp post #5.

I accomplish by means of.

#10, Timken bearing which is held in'po- 29, cap whclfstens headlight tolamp po Figure II. #1 and #2 makin a clamp fastened to drag link rod brsteeriix rod.

#3, connecting rod tween clamp and #4, steering arm which has ball andure I #5, lamppost. #6, steering arm which is fastened through lamp post#5 with tapering pin as shown in Figure II, going through #9 in Figure Iand fastened on with nut #7.

l #7, nut.

lsocketjoint on each end as shown in Fig-l #8, connecting rod withsocket joint in each end which connects lamp posts together.

Figure III. 'l #3 and #8, connecting rod tubing which has a bearing #27.

#23, bearmg which has a, tension'spring l#22 which holds bearing in afirm position FromA the foregoin description it will readily be seenthat Iy ave roduced such a deviceas substantially ful ls the object ofthe invention -as set forth herein.`

lWhile this specification sets forth in detail the present andpreferredconstruction of the device, still .in practice, such deviationsyfroml such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure' fromthe spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus defined my invention, what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent isf- 1 In a diriglble headlightmounting, a casing, a bearing in the top of the casing, a

bearing in the bottom of the casing, a post journaledl through thebearings, a washer fixed to the shaft interiorly of the` casing abovethe bottom bearing, a second washer disposed about the shaft within thecasing immediately below the top bearing,.and a g Lampes coil springdisposed about the shaft withdisposed about the shaft Within the Casinl@ in the casing and impinging against the immediately below the topbearing,y e coi Washers. spring disposed about the shaft within the 2.In a dirigible headlight mounting, a easing and impinging against theWasher, casing, a bearing in the top of the casing, a saidtop bearingincluding an outer rece, an bearing in the bottom of the casing, e postinner moe, roller bearings between tbe reces, E@ journeled through thebearings, a Washer said second Washer being held in abutment fixed tothe shaft interiorly of the casing with the outer race by said spring.

labove the bottom bearing, a second Washei JAMES KRKPATRCK.

